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View definitions for straight

straight

adjective as in orderly

adjective as in unmixed

adjective as in conventional, square

adverb as in honestly

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Trafford had a straight choice to make and decided on a return to City.

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Perhaps the celebratory champagne had gone straight to his head, but the Northern Irishman was on a roll.

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As well as scoring against Southampton, he also had a big chance early on but fired straight at goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.

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But as she wrote her memoir, she wanted to set the story straight.

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Transformative too: Bouanga and Son have combined for all 12 goals in their team’s last three games — all wins — becoming the first teammates to score hat tricks in three straight games.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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